Positions on Major Issues and News‎ > ‎ Statement of Principles From Robert Skeels in his bid for School Board of Los Angeles Unified School District. Robert is a long time fighter on causes from hunger to edcuation. He deserves our support and we deserve and need Robert. Positions on Major Issues and News‎ > ‎ […]

Having difficulty with your vote. Not surprising. 1. I do not want Obama. The past four years show the emptiness of what he was saying in 2008. Although I voted for Obama in 2008-despite being a Nam Vet-because I hoped despite the history of politicians he would bring a change to the Washington D.C. Beltway […]

Yes, selection year is upon us again, and a few of us thought that we would do a radio show to bring everyone up to speed on all of the things that everyone has kept you in the dark about. Of course, some people are well paid to keep you in the dark, but most […]

WISCONSIN: DEMOCRACY IN OUR HANDS Sheila Parks, Ed.D. I cannot watch enough videos of the people in Wisconsin as you bold, brave, most decent Wisconsonites are out in the streets - resisting, doing non-violent civil disobedience/direct action, dissenting, protesting, rising up, standing up to and speaking and singing truth to power in the face of […]

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE WITH DEMOCRACY AND THREE URGENT PLEAS Sheila Parks, Ed.D. Democracy. Who used to have it in the USA, and who has it now? People with white skin privilege? People who were born male? People with piles of money, much of it stolen from other people’s labor? I often hear European Americans […]

“This isn’t Florida, and the DFT is Not a George Bush Union,” Declared the Real Winner, Steve Conn CONTACT: Steve Conn (313) 645-9340 In a hotly contested runoff election for President of the Detroit Federation of Teachers, challenger Steve Conn of Defend Public Education/Save Our Students, (DPE) declared victory after the Election […]

Picture of a Detroit School DFT members: This week we finally end the long DFT retreat, and start to move forward in the fight to defend public education. 1. The DFT is calling its members and all supporters of public education to rally and picket State Rep Fred Durhal’s office, at 4 pm this Monday, November 22. The […]